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"Wild, beautiful woman" sought The Japanese singer Gackt, who has branched out into acting recently, will play the leading role in an upcoming film, Kāranukan. It will be set in his native Ryūkyū Islands.

Given the major cultural context of Valentine's Day and White Day in Japan, fanart is always a special treat. Especially this year when Toshiro Fujii, the main animator of the Naruto Shippuden's iconic 16th opening, Silhouette, drew his very own O...

[The stream starts at 9:00 p. m. Central Standard Time. ] If there's one thing that can cripple many video game heroes, it's having them miss out on paying a huge bill. The debt's damage is worse than any major boss' ultimate attack, as it can cau...

By Joel Couture . February 13, 2016 . 9:30am Onanim Studio is working on a fighting game that does away with complex inputs. TRAF - Trajes Fatais simplifies the move sets of all of its fighters, tying them all to a directional button or two and an...

Anime and manga target a wide array of age demographics. Sure, there might be more in the teenage bracket but whether you're an office lady or a second grader, there's a manga magazine for you. This includes, albeit small, stories distinctly about...

By Chris Priestman . February 14, 2016 . 11:30am The "Forgotten Bond" event for Final Fantasy Record Keeper is now available and will be until February 18th. It lets you recruit Final Fantasy VI's Kefka, Terra, and Edgar & Sabin (or receive Greate...

The official website for the anime adaptation of Kouhei Horikoshi's Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) manga began streaming the third promotional video on Sunday. Here's the second promotional video: In addition to this, this year's 11th is...

The March 2016 issue of CoroCoro Comics has revealed that GungHo's Puzzle & Dragons X Nintendo 3DS game will be receiving a TV anime adaptation which will premiere this summer. This will be GungHo's second anime adaptation following the Divine Gat...

It's that time of the year again where girls would go chocolate-making or chocolate-shopping and confessing their love to their crushes. Ah. . L'amour. We bring you some of the moments where we felt our hearts swoon and squeal with glee as we pin ...

Street Fighter is as popular as ever, and during a recent event for the franchise's latest game Street Fighter V, the organizers recently held a special cosplay contest for Chun-Li cosplayers. The event was called the " Miss Chun-Li " contest but ...

Ishizuka Shioka announced her graduation from Idol College. On her Twitter account, Ishizuka Shioka told that she was grateful to fans for their support, and that she will keep doing her best until the end.

And here are the ranger and mecha battle clips from the first episode of Dobutsu Sentai Zyuohger as recorded by our Japan connection, Filip (who woke up earlier than me because old guy too lazy to wake up).

The official website for the recently announced original TV anime Haifuri began streaming the first promotional video on Sunday. The video features the character song "Watashi-tachi Kinenbi," even though the anime has not yet announced the voice c...

An early look at the Straw Hats outfits for upcoming One Piece: Gold have been spotted. The 13th film is slated for a Japanese release on July 23. Series creator Eiichiro Oda serves as executive producer.

Regular readers will recall the iDoll, a mini robotic doll prototype by Hakuhodo and Yukai Engineering. In another effort to promote the prototype and expand its commercial prospects, the designers have now created a version with the Vocaloid idol...

If you've ever wanted to see Eren fight Titans while dressed up like an employee of a Lawson convenience store, Omega Force's Attack on Titan game has made that a reality. The costume as well as Armin's Treasure Box-included Attack on Titan: Junio...

Gosh U Manato, those pecs, I mean wow, dayum. That's some valentine's day chocolate if u know what I mean Wow They did change the opening to include Mary. But why is Manato still there? Are you trying to make me cry with the Opening ?

A special holiday website features all 9 members of Aqours, the new school idol unit for the upcoming Love Live! Sunshine anime TV series, delivering special Valentine's Day messages for their fans. The website (available here) includes videos for...

Hello readers, did anybody have a good Valentine's Day? I'm just asking though. For once, that river was strangely unromantic despite the crossing of hormonal lovers as dusk set in. A Caucasian man ran past the slow-moving night with a stalk of ro...

And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? , an upcoming school romantic comedy TV anime about the perils of relationships formed through online gaming, has revealed the character designs for its main cast of characters and their corresponding ...

Final Fantasy XIV has blessed its sizable player-base with a PV of its upcoming 3. 2 patch entitled "The Gears of Change", showing off the gargantuan new boss and all the new content and items that MMO fanatics will likely clamor over, a thoughtfu...

Dedicated fans unable to witness the magic that was the Sailor Moon Musical (which took place last year) can now do so by purchasing the upcoming disc release, which has obtained a PV to bless viewers with a glimpse of the event and demonstrating ...

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